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Fifth time’s a charm

Fifth time’s a charm

PHOTOS AND CAPTIONS01L-wow1, 01L-wow4 UNASSISTED HOME BIRTH. During the pandemic, Gladys Gonzaga-Togonon unexpectedly delivers her fifth baby, Dwayne Benjamin, by herself at home in the fastest and most natural way.01L-wow2, 01L-wow3 TEAM TOGONON. Ben and Gladys Togonon’s “basketball dream team line-up” includes their eldest Brent (aged 13); Cid (8); Gabe (5); Benzy (1.5 y.o.); and their newest “recruit” 3-week-old Dwayne.01L-wow5 ROOMED-IN. Baby Dwayne was roomed-in from the beginning because all his laboratory tests were normal. Mother and child stayed at the hospital overnight and were discharged the following day.01L-wow6, 01L-wow7, 01L-wow8, 01L-wow9 BOYS TO MEN. Last September, the Togonons took...

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The LIFE Plan (A Homeschool Crew Review)

The LIFE Plan (A Homeschool Crew Review)

Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. For the last few weeks, my family have been sitting together having family Bible study using The LIFE Plan, a series of 6 volumes from The LIFE Network and written by Allen L. Elder.LIFE stands for Living Intentionally for Eternity and is a Bible curriculum designed around the story, structure, strategy and service plan of the Bible. Each of the six volumes can...

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German Worksheets – Berufe – Occupations

German Worksheets – Berufe – Occupations

This new 30-page German Worksheet Packet – Berufe – will help kids to learn the German vocabulary of over 50 occupations and professions! Berufe – Occupations and Professions Packet: These printable worksheets include matching (both German words to pictures and German to English) and fill-in-the-blank pages, sentence-writing pages, as well as bingo games and a board game for review! Some of the jobs this packet covers include: Polizist, Feuerwehrmann, Bauer, Bäcker, Arzt, Kellner, Klempner, Matrose, Geschäftsmann, Tierarzt, Astronaut,  Künstler, Apotheker, Taucher, Metzger, Zauberer, Gärtner and many others. My kids started learning German in elementary school; it is their foreign language...

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Is a Vitamix or a Blendtec Worth the Investment?

Is a Vitamix or a Blendtec Worth the Investment?

Here in the Pacific Northwest, Harvest is a sprint. We don’t have the luxury of slowly rolling in produce from April to October, like our Southern neighbors. Here we line up at the starting line around early June, wait for the gunshot alerting us of Strawberry season, then go hard through the berries—Blue, Rasp, Boysen, Sylvan, Marion—catching our breath long enough to lug home peaches before hitting the blackberry bushes and finally army-crawling across the finish line with apples and pears galore. We then rest all winter long, happy with our freezers full, hibernating until we have the energy to...

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Homeschool Astronomy from Journey Homeschool Academy ~ a TOS review

Homeschool Astronomy from Journey Homeschool Academy ~ a TOS review

Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family. I am disclosing this in accordance with FTC Regulations.  Morning friends! It’s crunch time here at A Stable Beginning. Life is full steam ahead as we prepare to return Madison to University, take Mikayla on two recruiting visits, and start our 12th year of homeschooling. All within the same nine...

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